About Gauvain Taffonneau

Connecting strategy, business operations and users

I help leaders, business teams and consultancies turn data and AI priorities into informed decisions, well-managed programmes and solutions people use.

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Positioning

Connect leadership decisions with how your business works

Transformation creates value when it starts with a real problem, involves the people concerned and leads to decisions the organisation can execute.

I work with leaders, business functions, product and technical teams, and partners, from defining the scope and assessing investment to leading delivery and supporting adoption.

Background

Product, innovation, data and AI

More than ten years’ experience in digital and consulting roles.

01

Product and user needs

Product Owner and Product Manager roles covering user needs, roadmaps and work with development teams.

02

Innovation leadership

Innovation Business Unit leadership, practice management and capability development.

03

Data and AI programmes

Leading multiple projects, managing budgets and commitments, and coordinating international teams.

04

Consulting service development

Pre-sales, service design, go-to-market, staffing and alignment between sales and delivery.

Selected figures

Experience connecting strategy and delivery

From assessing generative AI portfolios to leading teams and transformation programmes.

100+generative AI initiatives assessed and supportedacross mid-market and large organisations
20–60people managedInnovation, data and AI units
€100k–€650kproject portfolios managedData, AI and transformation
≈ 30%proofs of concept convertedinto solutions delivering value to users

International

Working with nearshore and offshore teams

I have worked with teams in France, Morocco, Tunisia and India. Clear ownership, decision making and deliverables are essential in these environments.

I draw on this experience to support French organisations working with international teams and to work with clients in English.

Your context

Let us discuss the decision you need to make

If you need to define the scope of a transformation, prioritise initiatives or develop data and AI consulting services, share your situation and the outcome you need.

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